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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-13
Master Builders Convention.

The Master Builders convention complet-
ed its arrangements today, and has decided
to form National Builders Association. A
convention for that purpose will be held in
Chicago March Goth. The Boston Builders
Association enjoyed dinner at the Revere
House tonight. President Whitcomb pre-
sided, and among the guests were delegates
representing associations in New York,
Philadelphia, Detroit Chicago, Cincinnati,
ST. Paul, Washington, Baltimore and other
aitiac
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-13
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Legislative Notice.
The House and senn,e has passed the fol.

lowing order.
ORDERED That the time for the reception of pc.
utl0ns Tor private and special legislation be linn
aIed 10 tuesday, jan 27th, and that all petitions
Rnessnted after that date be referred to the next
1eglslature; ana that the Clerk of the House cause
journal, Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, Port
iand DAILY Press, Eastern Argus, Lewiston Jour
nal, bangor Commercial, Bath Daily Times and
Aroostook Republican. This order was amended
Dy the addition Of the Rockland Opinion, Ellis
chias Republican. isnIodtianS7sn
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-13

The committee on fisheries and game are
instructed by the Senate order to inquire in
to the expediency of abolishing the close
time for black bass in any waters that have
been stocked with them for five years.
An order was introduced in the Senate to-
day that the committee on education inquire
into the expediency of abolishing the school
district system.
Mr.. Woodman of Westbrook, presented to-
day bill to legalize the doings of the town
of Westbrook in adopting bylaws for the
Woodlawn Cemetery last March, and to au-
thorizs future changes in those bylaws.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-13
FROM NEW YORK.
False Rumors OF the Death OF Mayor
Hewitt.

thick and fast this morning to the effect that
Mayor Hewitt was dead. Mr.. Barry, the
Mayors secretary, received word about IL
o'clock that the Mayor was not dead. Police
Superintendent Murray telegraphed to Mr..
Hewitt's house for information and was told
that Mr.. Hewitt was much better this morn
ing and was able to sit up. How the rumors
of his death got abroad is a matter of con-
ipctura
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-04
DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT"
Opera,
"THE BOHEMIAN GIRL
Buy Your Tickets in Advance.
All sEArs RE~ERVEn

Prices soc 75c and 81 Matinee 35c, soc and 75e I;
ON sale at StOckbridge's Music Store or ordered
by mail; books Of the Opera and LibrettO ON sale
at StOckbridge,s; Doors open at and 100 Operas
at and $50. Friday Evening and Saturday Matt
nee, Oct. IA and 10, THE BOstOnians'' In THE
POachers" and "Fanchonette" oct3diw
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-04
Funding Loan, -Four Per Cent, For
~ Year, Sinking Fund Bonds.
OFFICE PORTLAND WATER GO.

PORTLAND, Me, Sept 20, 1887.
HOLDERS Of the Bonds OF this Company due
Ii April Isl, 1883, are hereby informed that
by virtue OF an act additional TO and amendatory
OF Chapter 159, special laws Of 1866. approved
January 28th, 1887 the Portland Water Company
were authorized to issue Consolidated Mortgage
Bonds ior the purpose OF refunding It's bonds
the further construction OF Its works.
In accordance with said act its bonds have been
issued in denominations Of $500 and $1,000 paya-
In the City OF Boston, In Gold Coin forty years
from date (due 1929 with interest at the rate Of
per cent per annum, payable semi-annually In
February and August. The bonds may be regis
tered at the pleasure of the owner thereof
The Company have established Sinking Fund,
tees TO the payment OF the Bonds.
Holders OF the Company's Bonds due April LIST,
1888, have the option of an exchange for the new
issue until November 10. 1887, ON the terms to
be obtained on application TO Portland Water
Company, by GEO. p. WESCOTT,
sep27d1m Treasurer.
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-04
Third Party EooIishness.

The inference which Mr.. Charles T. Libby
sees ft to draw from some remarks of The
PRESS yesterday concerning the action of
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
In regard to the Third Party is a little too
strong The PRESS does regard the Third
Party movement as foolish, but it does not
look upon it as dishonest or actuated by cor
rupt motives. 1t Thinks however, that the
desire OF some of its leaders to build up a
powerful party Of which they shall be the
bosses" 1--WE select a term which is frequent
ly In the mouths Of the Third Party men)
frequently oyershadows their desire to pro-
mote the cause Of temperance In no other
way can we account for some of their per-
formances. We agree with Mr.. Libby that
1t is not proper to insinuate dscreditable or
improper motives without proof, but we beg
leave to remind him that no party in exist
ence today SO recklessly asperses the motives
Of the leaders of other parties or of public
officials whose duties bring them in contact
with the prohibitory law as this same Third
Party Of which he is one of the LEADERSHIP
official secretary II we are not mistaken.
Now, as regards the foolishness of the Third
Party. The mayoralty contests of 1882 and
1888 which Mr.. Libby cites to show that it is
wise, when carefully examined show that it
was foolish then to the point of idiocy, If it
was honest In 1882 the Hon. Charles f. Lib
by was the Republican candidate for Mayor,
Hon. John w. Deering the Democratic and
Mr.. Littlefeld the Prohibition or Third
Party candidate. The Prohibition vote was
large enough to defeat an election by the
people, but Mr.. Libby became mayor by
vote OF the City Council. Mayor Libby en-
forced the prohlbitory law strictly and i'm
partially. Mr.. Charles T. Libby admits this.
Now what happened when Mayor Libby
came before the people a second time? Mr..
Charles L. Libby says the rumsellers who
voted for him the first time voted against
him the second. Well, the rumsellers ara
Us general thing pretty shrewd men, and il
any Oh them made the mistake of
voting Tor Mayor Libby the first time it Is
pretty safe to conclude that they did not
repeat it. But what did the Third Party
Prohibitionists do? Here was MAYOR who
had so vigorously enforced the prohibitorv
law, that, according to Mr.. Charles I. Libby.
the rumsellers en- mdsse were fighting his
reelection, and there were but two candi-
dates in the field.
1t was inevitable, therefore, that either
Mr.. Deering, whom all the rumsellers IA
vored, or Mr.. Libby, whom all the rumsellers
hated. would be the next Mayor. With the
issue SO clearly defined the duty Of every hon
est Third Party Prohibitiopist was to vote
tor MIR. Libby. Did they do 1t? Let the
ngures speak: In Ward rumsellers were
NOT tnen numerous, and the Third Party
snrew IN 1882, when Mr.. Libby was first a
cahuidate' in that Ward, ZIG votes for Mr. Lit
.ieneio-more than in any other Ward in the
city. In 1883 when Mr. Libby was again a
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-04

Inc letting Of the American Board Of
commissioners of Foreign Missions, which
begins at Springfield, Mass, to-day will
be one Of the most important in the history
OF the organization. The question of proba-
tion for the heather after death, which seri
ously disturbed the harmony Of the last
meeting, will be up again, and bids fair to
separate the convention into two hostile
camps, and produce good deal OF earnest
and very likely acrimonious discussion.
The multiplication wing of which DR.. Alden,
the Secretary OF the Board, is the most vigor-
Gus and active leader, intends to crush ont,
as far as majority vote of the Board can
crush, what they regard as the Andoyer her
esy. The test of strength will come proba-
bly, on the election Of officers. The anti
probation wing is believed to favor the cleo
tion of DIR. r. S. Storrs to the Presidency.
The opposition will take the ground that
theological controversies ought to be kept
out OF the Board and committed to the
churches, where they belong. They. win
plead for more catholicity and less interfer
ence with theological controversies, and they
will probably oppose the election of DR..
Storrs on the ground that he has too closely
identified himself with the Alden, or anti
probation faction The discussion bids fair
to be exceedingly able and instructive, as
most of the great leaders of the congrega-
tional denomination in this country will be
heard on one side or the other.
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-04

The New York World is not altogether
pleased with the platform Of the New York
Democracy. 1t calls attention to the fact
that it is silent or non-committal upon four
important questions: The influence of the
saloon in politics; the prostitution of the
public service to partisan uses; the intefer-
ference OF the money power in politics and
the government; the growth of monopolies.
The silence is not due to oversight but to
fear that an expression Of opinion on either
side of the questions would mean a loss of
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-04

There appears to be considerable agitation
in Bangor over the report that the Governor
and Council have decided to. appoint special
constables to enforce the liquor law in that
city. The Commercial which opposes the
appointment makes the point that the Gov
ernor is authorized to appoint special consta-
bles only after he has ascertained by investi-
Cation that the local officers are not doing
their duty and that no such investigation as
the statute requires has been made. We
have no doubt the Governor has made all the
Investigation called for by the statute, but
perhaps 1t would not be bad idea to humor
the Commercial in this case. by having a
public hearing and letting the truth regard
ing the enforcement of the prohibitory law.
in Bangor be testified to under CATH
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-04

A st. Louis newspaper has published
what purports to be full report of the de-
bates that took place at the meeting of the
Grand Army in that city. These meetings
were strictly private, and it was understood
that the discussions in them should never
be made public. If the st. Louis paper has
truthful report some member of the Grand
Army played false to his organization or
some reporter was smuggled into meeting
where he had no right to be. No doubt the
st. Louis paper will crow over its enterprise,
unmindful of the fact that it has been guilty
OF an offense which no individual could COM
nit and be tolerated among decent people.
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-04
CURRENT COMMENT.
ANYTHING TO ACCOMMODATES THEN.

IN. Y. World
Let us hope that our British cousins will
not be discouraged and abandon entirely
their efforts to win back the America cup.
1t would not be genuine British bull-dogism
to give up the struggle after four square de-
feats. We will change our course, change
our regulations and do anything to accom-
modate them, save give up our style Of cen
treboard sloop.
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-04
THE PRESS
TUESDAY MORNING, OCT. 4.

We do not read anonymous letters and commu-
nications. The name and address OF the writer
are IN all cases Indispensable, not necessarily Tor
publication but as a guarantee OF good faith.
We cannot undertake TO return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-04
ANNUAL m EETINc!

fEiUE annual meet ug of the Port nd Fraternity
VIII bee eG TUESDAY kNENIN.t Ort 4th,
az $50 Ocl0tk, at the rooms on fieu street.
oci3d2t ARTHUR 5. gibson, See.
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-04

The Hon. l.. w. Fiske, one of the most
prominent PrOhibihonists of New York
State, formally announces his return to the
Republican party. He gives as his reasons
his friendships for the veterans who have
been so grossly insulted by President Cleve-
land, and his belief that at the ratio of In
crease OF the Prohibition vote it will take it
much longer to succeed in its work of needed
reform than If it united with the predomin-
ant temperance element in the Republican
party. He says he has discovered that the
only hope of success of the Prohibition par
ty is ito destroy the Republican party and
build on its ruins, and that the same mate
rails of the old are to be used to build the
new" Therefore "there is no use to 90 to
this trouble and expense when the old struc-
ture is broad and deep and high enough to.
hold every man whose conceit is not SO great
that he cannot submit to amaaiortittS who are
as good as he =,
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-04


Chairman Oberly's letter to the Illinois
Democratic club. declining to address them
and sharply informing them that the club was
transgressing the civil service law, is bring
Ing down on thatgeptleman's head the wrath
OF the spoilsmen hot and heavy. He is
charged with being hypocrite, inasmuch as
he once inveighed against civil service re-
form, and host Of other uncomplimentary
appellations are given him. The Democracy
appear to have thought that with Oberly
and Edgerton on the commission the civil
service law would interpose no serious obsta-
cles between them and the Offices. Edger-
ton has fulfilled their expectations, but
Oberiy has been true to the law and with
Commissioner Lyman has been able to block
Mr.. Edgerton's game. They hate Oberly
because he has been faithful to his pledge to
enforce the law. and love Edgerton because
he has paid very little attention to it.
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-04
THE THIRD PARTY AND THEW. c. t. u.
Lewiston JcNrnal1

There are thousands Of Christian women
IN Maine WHO desire to work for the cause Of
temperament all those non-partisan ways
Mnlch have made our general temperance So
cieties so potent for good In the past, but who
do not care to connect themselves with any
organizations which are partisan or which
are used to boom any political party Is II
wise to repel the aid of such women by com
hitting our general temperance organiza
tons to any party? If the object is simply
to promote the cause of temperance, it i
very clearly unwise. 1t is certain that an,
general temperance organization which per
sists in making itself medium of partisan
talk and partisan official declarations will
sooner later be left with only such mem.
bers as believe that this is the true and onl,
way to strengthen the temperance cause.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-12
In the Superior Court

OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN
" and for the county of Los Angeles. C.
u. tlatt. plaintiff, VS.. C. X. iles,defendsnt.
Action brought in the superior Court of the
of Los Angeles, and the complaint fled in
said County of Los Angeles III the office of
of the Clerk of said superior Court. The
neople of the State of California send greet
ing to G. K. Giles, defendant. You are here
by required to appear in an action brought
in the Superior Court In the State OF Cali.
forpia, In and for the County of Los Ange.
les, and to answer the Complaint filed
therein, within ten days exclusive OF the
this summons, If served within this county
or II served elsewhere, within thirty days.
or judgment by default will be taken against
you according to the prayer OF said com.
plant. The said action Is brought 10 OBJ
tain the judgement OF this Court against
said sum being q balance due plaintiff
herein from defendant. for services as com.
pensation for making, conducting and
experimenting the sale OF q certain stock
man by said G. K. Giles, defendant herein,
for private sale or at public auction as to
them might seem best, as will more fully
appear by reference to complaint herein,
with interest on said sum Of $Sc64 rom
Marcn ISL 1854 snn I1s cSsto mses
And you are hereby notified that If you fail
to appear and answer the said complaint as
above required. the eaid plaintiff Will cause
your default TO be entered and will take
Judgment against you for $3064 with inter.
est as aforesaid and for costs Of suit.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court of
the Stale Of California, in
and for the @, unity of Los
LsEAL Angeles, this 10th dsy of
April, in the year OF our Lord
one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-six.
G. II. DUNSMOOR, Clerk.
By A. N. HAMILTON, Deputy.
Howard & Roberts, Attorneys for Plaintiff
jeTS-60t
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-12
blind Mem PlaV Poker.

Four blind men, graduates of the
Pennsylvania Institute for the lnstruc-
tion OF the Blind, played a game of
draw poker Monday night in room
at the "Moon and Stars" quaint old
inn on the Germanto vn road, and it
is stated that $135 was won by one of
the players, who cleane out the other
three. The men played with cards
devised and manufactured by John
Stevens, who was one of the losers in
the game. They were about three
times as thick as the ordinary cards.
The body of the cards bore no marks
whatever, but in the upper left
hand corner of each were the
sunken marks which signifed the
cards value. The suits were des-
ignated by the letters d, II, G, and S,
and the cards by letters or numbers
beneath them the ace of spades, for
instance, being marked S, with the
figure l beneath, and the queen of
hearts II, with the letter q beneath.
All four of the players have been
using the cards for some time and
have become quite proficient in hand
ling and reading them.
The winner of the game was Philip
Wormser, a musician, who plays the
organ in one OF the Philadelphia
churches. The winning hand was
four queens. Stevens held an ace
high flush, and the other two players
held "jack full" and "seven full"
respectively. A curious feature of the
game was that the players played
with the usual red, blue and white
colored chips, and distinguished the
colors entirely by the sense of touch.
Oil City Blizzard.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-12
nisuOsiup of Wool.

It makes considerable difference
in the price received for the wool
whether it is put upon the market in
good condition or not. The condition
it is in largely determines the value
or price, and the price we receive de-
terinines the amount of profit realized
from the sheep. When good, COM
mon wool, such as we may expect to
secure from the average farmer, is
selling at 20 cents, dirty, taggy, bury
wool sells at II or Ii cents, and from
that up, depending largely, of course,
upon the condition it is in.
There can be no excuse for tags.
They dn be taken off before the
sheep are turned out upon the pasture
in the spring, or if neglected at that
time it can be done when you shear
There is no possible gain in leaving
them in. The dockage more than
overbalances the increased weight,
because the buyer takes into consid-
Grafton the labor Of taking them out,
and is sure to overestimate their
weight. The farmer can better afford
to take them out than to let them
remain on,
Sheep should, by all means, be kept
away from burrs. Any one who has
ever tried picking them out is gener-
ally we'll satisfied that it is something
of task, and it only adds to the cost ;
there is no possible benefit. Burrs
are a loss, and that against our inter
'ests.
Again, it is necessary to keep each
fleece separate. Roll tight together,
and tie with the side next to the skin
out. Do the shearing in clean place
so there will be no unnecessary trash.
Clean wool properly tied up tight and
snug, that when opened ont shows nc
tags, burrs or trash, will sell ut the
best market prices always.
Every sheep breeder realizes that
generally this kind of stock has paid a
very small profit many, in fact, have
not been able to realize any profit
and others have abandoned the bust
ness on this account Much of this is
no doubt due to want OF proper care
and feed, and to failure to send the
wool to market in a condition that will
insure the highest price. Even with
low prices, those who keep their sheer
in good condition, so that a good
growth of wool is secured, and alsC
take proper care in marketing, fine
they have been able to realize at least
small profit.
A difference of 5 cents per pound
on each fleece may make the differ
ence between realizing a profit and
sustaining loss. And in very many
cases the greater portion of this diff
ference is based upon the condition in
the preparation of the wool for mar
kpt
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-12
In THE SUPERIOR COURT

or THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES,
~ State Of California Ia the matter sf
Of the estate of CLARA EMILE EN6EL,
deceased. Order to show cause why order
OF sale of real estate should not be made.
John @. Guase, the administrator Of the
estate Of Clara Emile EuRel. deceased.
having filed his petition herein, duly VERT
fed, praying for an order of sale Of the
real estate OF said decedent. for the pur-
pose therein set forth. 1t Is therefore or
dered BY the said Court thst all persons iu-
terested In the estate Of said deceased ap-
pear before the ssid Superior Court
on Monday the 25th day Of July.
1887, at 10 O'Clock A. N. in the lore
mon Of said day. at The court
room OF department 4 of said superior
Court at Temple Block, in the city and
county OF Los Angeles. state of Csliforots,
to show cause why an order should mot he
granted to the said administrator TO sci. the
real estate of said deceased at private sale.
and that copy of this order be published
at least four successive weeks In the Los
Anee es Daily HERALD, a newspaper print
ed and published in said city and county of
Los ANGELES.
Dated 22nd June, 1887.
A. W. HUTTON.
je24 S0t Judge.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-12

The following Is the Official record Of tn,
Los Angeles Produce Exchange, corrected
daily. In the quotations, unless otherwise
stated, 1t Is to be understood that the frs
1gure is the highest price bid and the las
the lowest price asked. These quotations
are for round lots from. first hands; fol
small lots out of store higher prices are
WHEAT-No quotation.
OATS-No quotation.
RYE-$1. 80 asked
BAKLEY-Feed No. 81 bid.
CORNaLarge Yellow. carload lots. i.l6
asked
FLOUR-Pioneer and Grown $3.50 asked
L. "A. xxx Ez. Pat. Roll, $500; Capitol
MILL FEED-Bran. .2l ssAed; Shorts. s23
asked; Cracked Barley, g. 20 asked: Ground
barley. 81 20 asked; Rolled Barley. II 20
GRAIN BAes-GDain Bags sCs, a2xss. s1zc
Sacks, &c asked mil Sacks. &c asked.
Hay srley. " B No. l. $3.50 asked;
POTATOES- Early Rose, Los Angeles
new. rs; 5;snow ,S5c bid; newpotatoes. 500
Br frER-Faney Roll, 24o per y asked.
oiSe Der Is zoe % asked; I Mixed store. iss per d Is
asked: Picked roll, new. Csc; drkin, per
6HEEsEI,Large. loc ssled; small: lo1zc Z.
sIs Is wSsn SS nsns
EGGS-Eggs, fresh, $50 bid, 27c asked.
HONEY-Extractad light. 41zCS5]1oi Am
sONIONs-New, 900.
REESWAX-Aeeswax 19c{020c.
VEGETABLES MIxED-Chiles per n ,lac
bid; Garlic, 4c asked; Cabbage per los lbs.
''fi SfEANs AND DRIED PEAs-pIns No /
cE OSfAO
Navy, small. 81 90 asked; Black eyed
sS asked; GsrvsnEos. IS sated; Green
FicidPeas, $3.50 asked; Lentils, tA,00 asked
Red Spsnish, S!.75.
o1 soHsTkTHsnsa pss DOZEN Ho sei
large. psr dozen. IS, 50 bid small, per dozen
800 bid; Ducks, per dozen. large. % %,
va; PgSas, puck, ..s small z %; Turkeys per '''
tive sTo6KNLive Hogs. sc@4c. :.
DRIED FRUIT-Pltted PLUMB, ,i2Ilc asked
Blackberries. 121fc asked; frunes. Cal
French new crop, 1ocDl5c; Prunes, Cal.
German. Sc asked; Aprioots, evaporated.
XPPLEs-sun dried, sliced. Sc asked.
RAIS1N9-IAyers, $l.6O asked Ex Lon.
don Layers, new Sl.75 asked; Three Crown
LAysrs new. q; rs asked: Loose Muscatels
el6o; Bulk Rsisins. 30 asked. Dried gfapes.
NUTS-Peanuts, Gal. No. l, &c asked DO,
No. Q, 80 asked do Eastern, TIC asked AL.
smonds. 9. g.. lsc asked; Almonds. H s, 100,
Lemons, Seeding per boz, $3.50 Lem.
ons, Eureka and Lisbon per box. $50 ask ed,
HIDES = Dry, 100 bid, Kip. 16c bid;
Calf, 1s1fc bid. Culls u less.
sKINS-short wool. each, 16cC9aoc;. Long
bid.
WOOL-spring Clip. per ID, l0c@lsc bid.
pROVISI0NS-Extra light bacon, clear,
li1zc asked: Light clear, Ito asked; Clear
asked heavy bacon Sc; shoulders Go.
LARD-40-lb ID tins, &c per ID; SAP pals, 9szc
per lb; 6lb pails.9 9l4c PEI lb; lob pals. 91zc
HAMS Eastern sugar cured. 15c.